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How Google won over Kitchener-Waterloo

Steve Woods had been in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont. less than two days when he found himself seated at a table apprehensively sipping wine with half a dozen of the town’s business leaders.

Kitchener's Downtown Discovery Team- Connect and Protect

This new approach to combatting difficulties in the downtown core is an initiative brought forth by the Downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Area and aims to connect and protect the community.

Nick & Taylor Make a Food Show | FourAll Icecream & J&P Grocery

Arts and Culture: Forums touch on how the arts relate to economic development

Together, these events are a remarkable congruence. Is there something in the air?

Family firm in Cambridge invests in its future: Armour Alloys already planning addition at new Cambridge headquarters

The paint has barely dried at Armour Alloys' new head office, and the company is already planning an expansion

Dining Out: Loloan Lobby Bar likely region’s best new restaurant in 2018

Meticulous attention to detail, from tiling and Art Deco flourishes to branded matchbooks and carved receipt boxes, means Loloan could hold its own in the downtown of any metropolis.

Zero Waste Bulk, a sustainable grocery store in uptown Waterloo, focuses on reducing packaging waste

Park, who studied psychology at the University of Waterloo, says the idea of opening up a sustainable grocery store came to her about two years ago.

Southern Ontario’s Silicon Valley: Unleashing Waterloo’s tech-innovation sector

For those of us engaged with building the innovation ecosystem in Kitchener-Waterloo, the federal government’s interest and investment in creating these superclusters is highly encouraging.

Manufacturing excellence drives new Toyota investment in Waterloo

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) has announced production of a new vehicle at its award-winning Cambridge plant in Waterloo Region.